Using Arp To Configure The Print Server Ip Address - Brother HL-1870n Network User's Manual

Using ARP to Configure the Print
Server IP Address
If you are unable to use the BRAdmin application, printer control panel and your
network does not use a DHCP server, you can also use the ARP command. ARP
is the simplest method of configuring the print server IP address. The ARP
command is available on Windows systems that have TCP/IP installed as well as
Unix systems. To use arp enter the following command at the command prompt:
arp -s ipaddress ethernetaddress
Where ethernetaddress is the Ethernet address (MAC address) of the print server
and ipaddress is the IP address of the print server. For example:
Windows Systems
Windows Systems require the colon ":" character in-between each digit of the
Ethernet address.
arp -s 192.189.207.2 00:80:77:31:01:07
Unix Systems
Typically, Unix systems require the hash "-" character in-between each digit of
the Ethernet address.
arp -s 192.189.207.2 00-80-77-31-01-07
You must be on the same Ethernet segment (that is, there cannot be a router
between the print server and operating system) to use the arp -s command.
If there is a router, you may use BOOTP or other methods described in this
chapter to enter the IP address.
If your Administrator has configured the system to deliver IP addresses using
BOOTP, DHCP or RARP your Brother print server can receive an IP address
from any one of these IP address allocation systems, in which case, you will not
need to use the ARP command. The ARP command only works once. For
security reasons, once you have successfully configured the IP address of a
Brother print server using the ARP command, you cannot use the ARP command
again to change the address. The print server will ignore any attempts to do this.
If you wish to change the IP address again, use a Web Browser, TELNET (using
the SET IP ADDRESS command) the printer control panel (if you have an LCD
panel) or factory reset the print server (which will then allow you to use the ARP
command again).
To configure the print server and to verify the connection, enter the following
command ping ipaddress where the ipaddress is the IP address of the print server.
For example, ping 192.189.207.2.
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